Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had no doubt it would be a very bad idea for them to go in search of Oliver and Cobalt . |
| 2 | Wealth is only desirable in so far as it enables them to indulge in litigation , and the height of their ambition is to succeed in a case , especially if thereby their enemy is punished . ’ |
| 3 | This can be comforting to them to some extent , but what they really want to hear is that you will not only see that they are cared for properly for the rest of their days , but that you will help them to remain in control of their own finances and to be as independent as possible . |
| 4 | The result has been that in some cases the insurance premiums which manufacturers have to pay to protect themselves are so high as to make it no longer profitable for them to remain in business . |
| 5 | It was a common experience for me to fall in love with love and then be led up the garden path , only to be rejected and mocked . |
| 6 | As for me , I had to wait the whole summer and into the late autumn for rehearsals of The Jungle Book to begin , so I went back to South London , happy in the knowledge that soon I 'd be in a professional production and there 'd be someone in the cast for me to fall in love with . |
| 7 | Pop had bought a large inflated life jacket for me to wear in case of our ship being sunk , in which case you were all to hold on to the cords round my waist , and he would swim round and act as a watchdog ! |
| 8 | These holy men , whose sanctity was often clear from the miracles which God had allowed them to perform in life , had in death entered his presence . |
| 9 | In order for the exception under article 11 to come into operation so as to relieve drivers and those who permit them to drive in excess of the hours which are prescribed there must be a real emergency . |
| 10 | Thus , it is not for me to sit in judgement upon Daniel Miller . |
| 11 | No : if we want them to fall in love with us , we 'll just have to ignore them , and hope they do n't go away . |
| 12 | As he moved upon her , the mutual warmth as their thighs made contact caused them to groan in ecstasy . |
| 13 | Peter grew up to know the value of money , and was taught by his caring , careful parents to save and be prudent in financial matters , and cautious of whom to trust in business . |
| 14 | Although there is considerable value in the notion that Paisley 's political movement always consisted of two elements in tension — rural evangelicals and urban ‘ secular ’ Protestants — it is also the case that many evangelicals could be quite pragmatic and recognize that the preservation of things which they valued because of their religious beliefs required them to work in alliance with others who wanted the same things for different reasons . |
| 15 | John Hyland 's research suggests that teaching and testing in children 's home languages reveals a much greater understanding than is shown when asking them to work in English only . |
| 16 | If she had known she would have persuaded them to appear in court , she said . |
| 17 | Certainly there are daily actions that help someone to stay in recovery just as the daily wearing of spectacles or contact lenses helps to overcome the effects of short sight . |
| 18 | The perception of their situation by the unemployed must be changed , and if you do not give a higher expectation to people , how could you motivate them to participate in training schemes ? |
| 19 | Four years ago I wrote to ask your readers if they would knit and donate one item for me to sell in aid of Great Ormond Street Children 's Hospital . |
| 20 | He could not allow himself to fall in love with a girl so obviously a part of the world of wealth and consequence which he had abandoned . |
| 21 | For the rest , his exceptionally loyal publisher , James Laughlin of New Direc - tions , exerts himself to keep in print as much as possible . |
| 22 | For a moment Trent allowed himself to believe in rescue . |
| 23 | Consequently , it is an ideal location which to study in detail the interrelation between the structure of employment in the labour market and the structure of the domestic division of labour : that is , how work outside the home affects work inside the home , and vice versa . |
| 24 | Jardine saw opium as the only source of ready Chinese currency , with which to trade in silk , tea , and other items . |
| 25 | This interest drove me to inquire in depth into the experiences and feelings of individuals and to try and identify the processes by which they came to define themselves and other people under one set of categories rather than another . |
| 26 | The Stock Exchange and others hope that sharp-eyed analysts and journalists will spot companies that admit in their accounts to non-compliance with the code , and trust that the resulting bad publicity will force them to comply in future . |
| 27 | That 'll teach me to look in future . |
| 28 | Largely due to her courage and drive she enabled them to grow in stature so that the choirs were able to perform the major choral works drawing an audience of over 1,000 at a performance of the Dream of Gerontius and be broadcast with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on three occasions . |
| 29 | The workshop attempted to explore the issues involved and relate them to experience in West Belfast . |
| 30 | Lord Oliver described the relationship in the following way : ‘ … the purpose for which the auditors ’ certificate is made and published is that of providing those entitled to receive the report with information to enable them to exercise in conjunction [ with others ] those powers which their respective proprietary interests confer on them and not for the purposes of individual speculation with a view to profit . ’ |